Colombia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$396
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
45
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
46
71
🏙️ Population
52.9M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 8% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Colombia ranked 111th vs 103rd for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 114th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Colombia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K